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Economist John Lott asserts gun control measures lopsidedly hurt minorities, don’t work in general

TINLEY PARK, IL – DECEMBER 17: A customer shopped for a pistol at Freddie Bear Sports sporting goods store on December 17, 2012 in Tinley Park, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 9:27 AM PT – Monday, April 19, 2021 Economist John Lott questioned the validity and effectiveness of gun control legislation. In …

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U.S. Treasury names climate economist, tax partner to senior posts

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Treasury building is seen in Washington, September 29, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo March 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury named new staff to senior tax and economic posts on Tuesday, including University of California-Berkeley professor Catherine Wolfram as deputy assistant secretary for climate and energy economics in the Office …

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IMF chief economist: G20 should consider SDRs among COVID financing options

FILE PHOTO: Gita Gopinath, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks during a news conference in Santiago, Chile, July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido February 10, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Group of 20 major economies need to focus on broad-based vaccine rollouts and consider all financing …

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Global economy starting 2021 stronger, virus-vaccine race clouds outlook: IMF economist

FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Gita Gopinath takes questions at the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, U.S., October 18, 2019. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan January 5, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The global economy is starting 2021 in a better position than had been expected in 2020, but surging …

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